[HTML][HTML] Inverse association of tea and flavonoid intakes with incident myocardial infarction: the Rotterdam Study
JM Geleijnse, LJ Launer, DAM Van der Kuip… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Dietary flavonoids may protect against cardiovascular disease, but evidence is
still conflicting. Tea is the major source of flavonoids in Western populations. Objective: The
association of tea and flavonoid intake with incident myocardial infarction was examined in
the general Dutch population. Design: A longitudinal analysis was performed with the use of
data from the Rotterdam Study—a population-based study of men and women aged≥ 55 y.
Diet was assessed at baseline (1990–1993) with a validated semiquantitative food …
still conflicting. Tea is the major source of flavonoids in Western populations. Objective: The
association of tea and flavonoid intake with incident myocardial infarction was examined in
the general Dutch population. Design: A longitudinal analysis was performed with the use of
data from the Rotterdam Study—a population-based study of men and women aged≥ 55 y.
Diet was assessed at baseline (1990–1993) with a validated semiquantitative food …